Abstract

AYUSO-MONTERO, Raúl; TORRENT-COLLADO, José  and  LOPEZ-LOPEZ, José. Denture stomatitis: update. RCOE [online]. 2004, vol.9, n.6, pp.645-652. ISSN 1138-123X.

Denture stomatitis is a chronic inflammation of the denture bearing mucosa. This pathology is difficult to control by denture wearing patients. The disease envolves different predisposing factors, the most important of them being the presence of Candida. This article describes the management of these patients and the difficulties of the present treatments in eliminating the fungal remnants from the prosthesis and the oral mucosa. It is concluded that the oral and personal hygiene habits are the most important methods to prevent this pathology in denture wearing patients. If the pathology is already established, we can control these patients by means of hygiene measures and antifungal agents, but we have to be aware of the therapeutic limits in presence of Candida deposits on the prostheses. In some cases, replacement of the prosthesis may be indicated.

Keywords : Denture stomatitis; Candida stomatitis.

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